William Kempe

• Was this William Kemp the son of Bartholomew Kempe?
• Husband of Margaret Britwin — married 25 Apr 1562

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From Henry Birdsall, of Salem

The following article by Wendy Bentley appeared in the July 2006 issue of the Phineas Wolcott Cook Family Newsletter.

Henry Birdsall (Burchall) (1578-1651)

The Ancestral file inaccurately lists him as having been married previously to Margaret Britwin. Yet, we know that Margaret was married to William Kempe the 25th of April 1562, and she is the grandmother of Henry's wife, Agnes. The Kempe family hails from Carleton-Rode, Norfolk, 12.4 miles southwest of the center of Norwich. There is a good marriage index in which we found the marriage records for Agnes' father, Stephen Kempe, to her mother, Agnes Alexandar in the parish church 25 July 1591, and of her grandfather, William Kempe and grandmother, Margaret Britwin, 29 years earlier in the same church.

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Willm Kempe in the Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812 < AncestrySharing >

Detail Source Name: Willm Kempe
Gender: Male
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 25 Apr 1562
Marriage Place: Carleton Rode, England
Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Map: View this parish
Spouse: Margaret Britwin

References

1. Hitchin-Kemp pedigree < Archive.Org > no wife or children listed
2. http://stagge-parker.blogspot.com/2011/05/henry-birdsall.html